DNA Collaboration Paper

DNA was discovered through the collaboration of several scientists, most notably James Watson and Francis Crick. The two main methods used in the discovery of the structure of DNA was experimental, through X-ray crystallography, and theoretical, through building a model based upon the experimental data. Linus Pauling, James Watson, and Francis Crick were proponents of the theoretical model for the structure of DNA, while Erwin Chargaff, Maurice Wilkens, and Rosalind Franklin were champions of experimentation.
Watson and Crick were the two who ultimately discovered the structure of DNA. They combined the findings of Chargaff, Wilkens, and Rosalind in order to formulate a “grand unifying theory” on the structure of DNA. Rosalind Franklin focused her efforts on photographing crystalline DNA in order to obtain undeniable proof of the structure. This area of thought, although it did not show the structure first, was the correct way to approaching scientific …show more content…
Science would be more productive if it were rushed; however, as the old proverb says, “haste makes waste.” The race of science can negatively affect the collaboration efforts of scientists, which would ultimately slow the rate of breakthroughs. Collaboration of scientists was paramount in science, as it was through this collaboration that new ideas and possible answers were formulated. If bereft of collaboration, science was nothing more than spoiled children holding on to their most prized possessions. Very few work was done in science without collaboration and peer review. In this process, ideas were evaluated on their principles by, hopefully, unbiased, impartial peers to determine the validity of one’s work and findings. In conclusion, the race in science must be taken with a grain of salt. It was necessary in hastening the scientific processes, albeit a reduction in collaboration associated with such a